One Aldwych Hotel

Address:

1 Aldwych, London, England, UK, WC2B 4RH

Hotel in Detail:

Built in 1907 specifically to house the Morning Post newspaper, One Aldwych
Hotel is
one of the most important Edwardian buildings in London. The building is English
heritage protected and built on an island site featuring curved corners, a
distinctive copper cupola dome and a mansard of Westmoreland slate. A
contemporary and hip styled hotel that first opened in 1998. The hotel has its
own private contemporary art and sculpture collection of over 400 items and each
bedroom features original works.
The Bedrooms are contemporary, furnished with sumptuous fabrics, bespoke
furniture and original works of art and have fresh fruit and flowers daily.
Amenities include compact disc players and CD library, minibar, direct dial
phone with private number, satellite TV with on-demand movies, DVD player, data
port, individually controlled air conditioning, free WiFi internet access,
hairdryers and in-room safe. Beds are covered with crisp white Frette linen and
duvets. Bathrooms include a power shower, have top brand natural toiletries
supplied, in-bathroom TV and mist free mirrors.
Room service is 24 hours.

Dining options:Eneko at One Aldwych: Dynamic restaurant with 100 seat capacity.
Eneko Atxa has created a stylish, relaxed Basque restaurant and bar.
Featuring Chef Eneko's inventive interpretation of traditional Basque
country cuisine. It is inspired by his world renowned restaurant Azurmendi.
The restaurant is an unpretentious modern take on rustic Basque cuisine,
based on quality ingredients, simplicity and culinary heritage. The kitchen
is right in the middle of the restaurant allowing guests to walk right
through. The restaurant uses ingredients from its own allotments at the
hotel. Snacks can even be taken within the greenhouse itself.Indigo Restaurant: informal in style. Overlooks the lobby bar. Creative
contemporary European cuisine; organic produce, fresh ingredients and light and
healthy options. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pre and post theatre
meals, weekend brunch. Enjoy canapé on the balcony or brunch with a film in the
screening room.
Open: 06.30 till 11.00, noon till 15.00 (Saturday from 12.30), 17.30 till 23.00
(Sunday till 22.30).Lobby Bar: Glamorous setting. Order some Origin whisky and you will be
trusted to a virtual reality tour of the whiskeys home while you wait for it
to be poured. Named one of the top five hotel bars in the
world by the Sunday telegraph. Double height space with original contemporary
sculptures. You'll large arrangements of flowers in high Perspex plinths custom
furniture, panelled walls with a limestone floor. Serves a full range of drinks,
Champagnes, wines, beers, Cocktails (63) and bar food. The bar menu includes
vegetarian options.
Live music on Saturday nights.
Serves Continental breakfast 08.00 till 11.00. Serves sandwiches and cakes noon
till 17.00. bar menu available 17.30 till midnight.
Open: 08.00 till midnight (Saturday from 09.00, Sunday till 22.30).

The One Aldwych hotel features an onsite health club with a state-of-the-art gym open 24
hours for guests. Facilities include 18m/56 foot lap swimming pool with
underwater music, luxury steam and sauna rooms and three fully equipped
treatment and assessment rooms (50 different treatments available), set out over
two floors measuring a total of 8,000 square foot. The hotel runs a cinema
program on most weekends.
The One Aldwych hotel also has 3 meeting rooms with a capacity for up to 100.
Complimentary wireless internet throughout the One Aldwych hotel.

Hotel Vicinity:

Nearest: Tube Station: Covent Garden0.2 miles(0.4 km), Railway Station: London Charing Cross0.4 miles(0.6 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway2 miles(3.2 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 16.3 miles(10.1 km). Fantastic location for the tube system with no less than 6 One Aldwych London is centrally located on
the edge of Covent Garden
and at the end of the Strand where many of London's best known theatres can be
found. There are no less than 18 theatres within half a mile. Covent Garden is
one of London's most popular areas with tourists both at night and during the
day. Here you will find the covered piazza with its famous street buskers, a
busy market and an area brimming with restaurants, bars, museums and nightlife.
Just a short walk away from the hotel is the River Thames. Very much a working
River with a river taxi service and always many boats and barges passing. Just
on the south side of the River, some 0.4 miles form the hotel, is the South
Bank. Here you will find a range of amenities including galleries and theatres
(Hayward Gallery, National Theatre). The One Aldwych Hotels is also great for anyone
needing access into the City of London (aka the financial district, Square Mile)
with the adjoining fleet street leading into St Paul's and the city and opposite
Aldwych is the Victoria Embankment which leads on to the Docklands and Canary
Wharf. At the opposite end of the Strand is
Trafalgar
Square,
Regents Street, Whitehall (leading to the
Houses of
Parliament ) and the grounds of
Buckingham
Palace. Aldwych itself is a very busy road on weekdays but this means haling
a taxi is never a problem.
Some local places of interest include the Courtauld Institute Gallery (leading
centre for study, history and conservation of art and architecture)(0.05 miles),
London
Transport museum (0.1 miles), St Clement Dames Church (Sir Christopher Wrens
RAF Central Church)(0.2 miles),
Cleopatra's
Needle (0.2 miles) and
Sir John
Soames Museum (0.4 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 105Check-in: 14.00 (2pm)Check-out: 12.00 noon

Parking:

Private parking is available in close proximity to the hotel and costs £55 per day.

Internet:

Complimentary wireless internet access throughout.

More hotels from this chain

If your only looking for the Leading chain take a look at your closest options:
Rocco Forte Brown's Hotel: is 1.0 miles (1.6 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £415.Ritz Hotel London: is 1.0 miles (1.6 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 90% and base rates begin at about £445.Langham Hotel London: 1.1 miles (1.8 km), rated at 96% and with rates from around £300.Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane: 1.4 miles (2.3 km), rated at 99% and with rates from around £590.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 90% by past guests.
The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 89%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating)
and for London as a whole. Leading Hotels across the chain average 92% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Leading hotels. Below average for a Leading hotel but still a hotel to consider. The hotel remains better rated than most London hotels and additionally ranks above the average guest rating for 5 star hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 116th from 866 London hotels, 6th of 11 Leading Hotels, and 54th of 131 five star rated hotels.

Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.0 miles, 0.1 km) would be the 5 star Waldorf Hilton Hotel ,
with rates that start from about £220 and which has an 81% guest satisfaction rating. The Waldorf Hilton Hotel also offers: a spa.

We can also suggest a cheaper options nearby which would be the Grange Holborn Hotel. 0.5 miles
away (0.8 km), has scored 81%
from former guests and has rates from around £111 (theres free WiFi too). Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 4 Star Amba Charing Cross seems like a possible option. The Amba Charing Cross is only 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away. The Amba Charing Cross has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.

Local hotels analysed:

The 51 nearest hotels around this area (1 Aldwych, WC2 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 0.6 miles (1.0 km) radius.
The breakdown by star rating is
16 five star hotels (average rating 91%),
23 four star hotels (average rating 86%) and
11 three star hotels (average rating 85%).
Of the 51 local hotels top rated are Covent Garden Hotel (5 star), the Corinthia Hotel London (5 star), the Haymarket Hotel (5 star) and the Soho Hotel (5 star) (all 4 are joint top with 99%).
Base Rates: We use base rates as a guide to the hotels starting rates. They do not include special offers and deals though so are just a rough guide.
Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £167 per night.
Rates range from £63 at Hub by Premier Inn Covent Garden (3 Star, 90%) with top rates of £438 at Corinthia Hotel London (5 Star, 99%).
Rates broken down by star rating:
Five Star average: £244,
Four Star average: £141 and
Three Star average: £108.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We rank One Aldwych Hotel 13th (joint) of 51
and 9th (joint) for the 16 five star hotels in the area. For lowest base rates in the area this hotel ranks 46th of 50 (12th of 16 five star hotels.). Our ranking for this hotel based on both its rates and its user rating is 29th of 46
for pure value for money (Haymarket Hotel was top).
Parking: valet parking available (charges apply)Awards: